Necessity

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491Analytic philosophy / A priori and a posteriori / Naming and Necessity / Epistemology / Modal logic / Truth / Contingency / Logical truth / Empiricism / Philosophy / Logic / Philosophical logic

The Contingent a Priori and de re Knowledge Marco Ruffino* * University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: [removed] Abstract. In this paper I discuss some objections raised by Donnellan[removed]and b y Soames[removed]agains

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Source URL: ftp.informatik.rwth-aachen.de

Language: English - Date: 2007-10-03 11:59:08
492Tax evasion / UBS / Swiss franc / Bucher Hydraulics / Switzerland / Investment / Economy of Switzerland / Financial economics

We asked. What were the internal repercussions of the financial crisis? How did it affect product development? Is necessity the mother of invention? Is a talent for improvisation a key to success? What role does each ind

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Source URL: www.bucherindustries.com

Language: English - Date: 2015-02-16 09:02:04
493Matter / Principles / Scientific method / Natural philosophy / Inorganic solvents / Chemistry / Laws of science / Physical law / Atomism / Science / Philosophy of science / Philosophy

THE STRUCTURE AND NECESSITY OF THE NATURAL LAWS Abstract In this paper I consider the structural relations among the laws of nature. I show that under some circumstances such relations can have the consequence that

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Source URL: www.bristol.ac.uk

Language: English - Date: 2010-03-24 07:12:22
494Philosophical logic / Counterfactual conditional / Ceteris paribus / Causality / Material conditional / Subjunctive mood / Strict conditional / Causation / Indeterminism / Conditionals / Logic / Law

Causation and Context Dr Rani Lill Anjum University of Tromsø / University of Nottingham [removed] Introduction Causation is often claimed to contain necessity. That C causes E with necessity. But is

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Source URL: www.bris.ac.uk

Language: English - Date: 2007-06-29 09:04:48
495Law / Causality / Counterfactual conditional / Ceteris paribus / Material conditional / Causation / Strict conditional / David Hume / Indicative conditional / Conditionals / Logic / Philosophy

On the Necessity of Causal Necessity Introduction Hume introduced necessity as a necessary part of causation. This means that in order to get causation from mere regularities, he claims that one would have to add a relat

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Source URL: www.bris.ac.uk

Language: English - Date: 2008-02-09 04:30:56
496Philosophy of science / Necessity / Monism / Modal logic / Causality / Naming and Necessity / Physicalism / Metaphysics / A priori and a posteriori / Philosophy / Epistemology / Branches of philosophy

From Constitutional Necessities to Causal Necessities∗ Jessica Wilson† Draft: February 6, 2010 Humeans and non-Humeans commonly and reasonably agree that there may be necessary connections (“necessities”, for sho

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Source URL: www.bristol.ac.uk

Language: English - Date: 2010-06-08 17:51:34
497International law / Human rights / International relations / Corporations law / International human rights law / Economic /  social and cultural rights / Legal personality / Public international law / Business ethics / Law / Ethics / Rights

The Moral and Legal Necessity for a Business and Human Rights Treaty David Bilchitz 1. The Wrong Starting Point In the middle of last year, the Human Rights Council passed a resolution that establishes ‘an

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Source URL: business-humanrights.org

Language: English - Date: 2015-02-10 07:38:02
498Philosophy of law / Meta-ethics / Social philosophy / Deontological ethics / Morality / Consequentialism / Jurisprudence / Norm / Ticking time bomb scenario / Ethics / Philosophy / Normative ethics

Alon Harel* & Assaf Sharon** ‘NECESSITY KNOWS NO LAW’: ON EXTREME CASES AND UNCODIFIABLE NECESSITIES†

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Source URL: law.huji.ac.il

Language: English - Date: 2012-01-11 09:25:22
499Hydraulic fracturing / Normative / Precautionary principle / Marcellus Formation / Natural gas / United States / Barnett Shale / Shale gas by country / Geography of the United States / Geology / Shale gas

Forthcoming  in  Environmental  Values  ©The  White  Horse  Press  http://www.whpress.co.uk Policy decisions on shale gas development (‘fracking’): the insufficiency of science and necessity

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Source URL: www.erica.demon.co.uk

Language: English - Date: 2014-06-17 12:15:27
500Mathematics / First-order logic / Counterpart theory / Accessibility relation / Naming and Necessity / Possible world / Function / Saul Kripke / Kripke semantics / Logic / Mathematical logic / Modal logic

Strict Identity with No Overlap Achille C. Varzi Department of Philosophy, Columbia University (New York) (Final version published in Studia Logica[removed]): 371–[removed]It is natural to think that a standard, Kripke-s

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Source URL: www.columbia.edu

Language: English - Date: 2006-05-19 17:38:20
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